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The complete picture of the formation and geographical study of Siberian and Far Eastern boundary regions is re-created in the monography for the development of the theoretical-methodological basis of cognition of the boundary area with the aim of the historical-scientific provision of the boundary security of the state.The object of the scientific study is Far East, and the subject is the history of its study.The methodological basis of the scientific work is the theory of its cognition.The theoretical rules of geographical information flows, as well as the rules of the functioning of geographical and cartographical centres of the world have been worked out by the author.The scientific research is based on the concepts of the National security, globalism and regionalism.The selection of Far East as an independent object of research is based on the concept of boundary territories, as well as geopolitical areas.The history of study and mapping of one of the Earths regions-Far East-is viewed proceeding from the history of the formation and development of the world and Russian geographical thought, social aspects of the history of cognition of Far East, theoretical problems of the history of geography and mapping, interaction between Russian and world science in the study of the Earths geographical area.The vast work of the generalization of historicscientific material with the aim of re-creating the complete picture of geographic study and mapping of Far East in the period of ⅩⅥ-the beginning of ⅩⅩ ct.has been done by the author.The periodization of the history of geographical study and mapping of Far East is grounded.The historical analysis of the development of problems and ideas in the geographical study and mapping of the far eastern region has been carried out by the author.The overestimation on the basis of new data of the well-known facts was done by the author with the aim of introducing substantial corrective amendments in the set impressions about the study of Far East.The historical analysis of the development of organizational forms of scientific activity is given in the work.The basic connections between the demands of practice and the development of geography, the interference of separate directions of geography and their interaction are examined.The scientific contribution of Russia and China to the study of Far East is investigated by the author.The approaches to the study of Far East by western and eastern European scientists are examined in the work.The historical analysis of the contribution of geographical schools and cartographical centres to the study of Far East is made in the research.The regional and complex approach to the study of the history of geography and cartography was used by the author with the investigation of the whole cycle of creating a geographical map: geographical, astronomical-geodesic, topographical, cartographical works in combination with the profound study of political, military-strategical and economic conditions of the development of Far East.The carried out methodological work has enabled to investigate the history of Russian military geography, reveal its basic directions and tendencies of the development of ideas and methods; disclose geopolitical and military-strategical aspects of its practical activity, but, first of all it has given the opportunity to reveal the presence of the new scientific direction-strategical geography and mapping of the boundary area of the state.The uniqueness of m.onography is proved by the fact that geographical and cartographical works in Asian boundary area are shown in it as huge scientific researches, having worldwide value.The work in archival funds has enabled to open many new documents and maps, look at well-known historical events in another way, establish the earlier unknown facts, rebuild the course of geographic and cartographic works and politicalstrategical importance of geographic and cartographic materials in a detailed way and reveal the priority of a large-male Russian mapping in Far East.The carried out historiographic analysis has shown, that in all vast collection of literary works, dealing with the history of the geographical study of Far East, there is no work, specially dedicated to the history of geographic study and mapping of eastern Asian boundary area.The supposed research is the first attempt to fill the vacuum.This edition is recommended as a methodological, methodical and educational manual for the faculty, students and cadets of the Military Academy and other higher educational establishments of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation as well as governing agencies of the Union State "Belarus-Russia".The monography is designed for scientists and art workers, political scientists, geographers and historians, orientalists and almost all workers professionally studying the East.